Three 3rd place winners will receive $1,000 each for their selected libraries.

Two second place winners will receive $2,000 each for their selected libraries.

One winner or group of winners will receive $3,000 for their selected library, plus $50 gift cards to an online bookseller for each individual member of the winning group (limit of 6 participants per group)

The Why I Need My Library Video Contest is an initiative of 2010-2011 ALA President Roberta Stevens to engage teenagers as library advocates.